NI FM7

- THIS PRODUCT HAS NOW BEEN SUPERSEDED BY NI FM8 -

The Power Of Digital...

Native Instruments FM7 takes the legendary sound of FM synthesis to a new level. Not only does FM7 read the complete sound library from the classic FM synths, but it goes far beyond emulation. It adds distortion and filter operators, extensive modulation capabilities, a comprehensive effects section, audio input and much more to the traditional FM architecture. The user interface of FM7 makes it comfortable and easy to explore the fascinating new possibilities of FM – Native style.

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Reproducing the FM classics

The lively and punchy FM sounds were a breakthrough in sound synthesis when they were first introduced in the early eighties. Nowadays, their special aesthetics are still highly appreciated by musicians and producers worldwide. FM sounds complement the sounds of analogue and virtual analogue synthesizers very well. NI FM7 can read all programs from the original DX7, DX7-II, DX11, TX81Z, DX21, DX27, DX100, TX802 and will reproduce the sounds of these machines exactly.


Extended sound processing and effects

Native Instruments FM7 is more than an emulation. Enjoy the authenticity of the classic presets, and then transform them into something completely new. For example, each of the operators of NI FM7 offers many waveforms besides sine. Additionally, a distortion operator with noise and an analogue filter operator complement the waveform operators and increase the sonic range of FM7, far beyond classic FM synthesis. Unlike the classic, FM routing can be set freely – you are not limited to preset algorithms.

The effect section of NI FM7 offers high quality stereo chorus, flanging and delay effects.


Graphical editing

The advanced graphical editors of FM7 offers intuitive access to FM synthesis. It’s never been this easy to discover the enormous sound potential of frequency modulation.


Library

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A library of 256 top quality presets is included with FM7, putting a wide selection of standard and unique new sounds at your fingertips. With this library you can get straight to making music without having to program any sounds.


Easy Edit Screen

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To make programming easier, NI FM7 has a page of dedicated analogue-style controllers. Here one knob can change the sound in drastic but intuitive ways, for example by turning up the brightness, overall decay time or effect depth.


Features

• FM synthesizer with extended sound architecture
• Reads and faithfully reproduces sound programs of the FM classics (DX7, DX7-II, DX11, TX81Z, DX21, DX27, DX100, DX200, TX802)
• Full matrix frequency modulation with 8 operators, no fixed algorithms
• 6 operators with many waveforms plus distortion and analog filter operator
• Sophisticated graphical editors with many convenient edit functions
• Flexible graphical envelopes with unlimited number of stages and looping
• Stereo effects section with chorus, flanger delay, can be used for external audio signals
• Runs either as stand-alone or as a plug-in on MacOS and Windows
• Optimized for Pentium III and G4 processors
  
  
  

Interfaces

MAC:

• VST® 2
• ASIO™
• Audio Units™
• Core Audio™
• RTAS™ (under Mac OS X)
  
  

WIN:

• VST® 2.0
• ASIO™
• DXi
• MME
• DirectSound
• RTAS (Win XP)
  
  
  

System Requirements

Mac: Mac OS 8.6 or higher, G4 400 MHz, 128 MB RAM

PC: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP, Pentium III 450 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 16-bit sound card

FM7: Taking FM Synthesis to a new Dimension